Alexander Alexandrov

January 2004 (This event has already taken place)

Alexander Alexandrov, former Soviet cosmonaut, he flew 2 missions Soyuz T-9, Soyuz TM-3 All together he spent 309 days, 18 hours, 2 minutes in space. He was twice awarded the ‘Hero Of The Soviet Union’ awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.

“Alexandrov was the first Spaceman to land in Pontefract (and the only
Cosmonaut-so far.) He was touring England with Alexander Martynov, who
arranged all these visits. He also gave a public lecture and talked to
the King’s School and gave us an idea just what the Russians were
doing. See Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov for details.”

#OTD John Glenn was strapped inside the spacecraft he named Friendship 7 which lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 14. During the four-hour, 55-minute flight he became the first American to orbit Earth.